Foul play is not suspected, officials say

5:24 PM,
Nov. 21, 2012

Air Force Maj. Melissa Ann Birtzer was found dead on Eglin Air Force Base.

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The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating the death of Air Force Maj. Melissa Ann Birtzer, but foul play is not suspected.

Birtzer was described as a health care integrator assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, a unit that includes helicopter gunships and fixed-wing aircraft, according to a release from Eglin Air Force Base. The cause of death wasn't immediately available.

The Air Force said Birtzer had been "missing since Sunday," but did not disclose details of her disappearance, or whether she had been involved in military maneuvers that day. ...